The politics in 01151 Springfield, MA are vibrant and diverse. The city of Springfield is governed by a mayor-council system, with the current mayor being Domenic Sarno. The City Council is comprised of 11 members from 10 wards, plus a council president and vice-president. City Council meetings are public and broadcast live on cable television and online through the City website. In addition to the City Council, there are numerous local boards and committees that help shape policy in Springfield. These boards and committees include the Affordable Housing Trust Fund Board, Community Preservation Committee, Historic Commission, Parks & Recreation Commission and many more. Outside of official government entities there are also many community organizations that advocate for different causes such as environmental justice or economic development. There is no shortage of opportunities to get involved in politics in 01151 Springfield, MA!
The political climate in Zip 01151 (Springfield, MA) is moderately liberal.
Hampden County, MA is moderately liberal. In Hampden County, MA 57.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 40.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hampden county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.7% to 40.0%.
Hampden county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 01151 (Springfield, MA) is moderately liberal.
Springfield, Massachusetts is moderately liberal.
Hampden County, Massachusetts is moderately liberal.
Springfield Metro Area is strongly liberal.
Massachusetts is very liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Springfield, Massachusetts: D D D D D D
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D for the Democrat and I for the Independent. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 01151 (Springfield)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 98 contributions totaling $1,480 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $15 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $1,217 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $152 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)